In Episode 27, Season 3 of the Churchill Show, we had Churchill start the show as usual with “rousing” the crowd. In all fairness to the show, I did not watch the beginning. I have a funny feeling I missed nothing since this is probably the most irritating part of the show.
The show this time included comedians, Dan Ndambuki, Sleepy, Teacher Wanjiku, Kreative Generations, Eric Omondi, and Njoro a new comer. We had an interview with the Youtube Javelin superstar Julius Yego. In the kids section we had a trip to Epren Academy.
The Good:
It’s a good thing I was tired and to be honest there was nothing much else to see on the other Kenyan TV stations. There must be some good though
Interestingly enough, Eric Omondi was actually funny this time round. In episode 27, he came out with african skin attire. Probably borrowed it from the nyeri man who brought home a monkey. This time there were none of those childish jokes that depend on the audience having the mind of a child or having drunk too many alcoholic beverages at the Carnivore.
But Eric Omondi as a comedian can not hold a candle against Kreative Generations. These two guys (they are actually a much bigger group) are way and above the usual suspects on the Churchill show. Sure they depend on funny accents, but do they? They actually speak with that accent in real life.
Their musical piece was superb to say the least especially since the jokes had something to do with the current news in the country. As usual the guys were a joy to watch and hopefully they have more jokes in their arsenal.
It’s always hard talking about Teacher Wanjiku. This lady is funny and especially if you have gone to those Kikuyu teacher schools. There was a time I thought that she would be one of the Churchill comedians who think that comedy is about tribal stereotypes. But in this show the “tisha” was just another silly teacher with the most weird ideas about Kenyan traffic lights.
The good thing is that the producers were wise enough to give Teacher Wanjiku more airtime than the other comedians, sorry, people trying to be funny.
The Bad:
I may have missed the very beginning of the show but I wish I had missed the Dan Ndambuki and his malaria joke. Honestly!
That is probably the worst example of a joke I’ve ever seen. It was so bad, I can remember it. I have sworn never to repeat it but I have fallen and I can’t help myself.
Then after talking about malaria, he had the audacity to bring another of the tribal stereotype comedians that churchill is so famous for. I only got the name Njoro but that is all I want to know. There is something about bad jokes, one of the things is that theystick to your mind forever. When this guy got to cracking a joke about cabbages and toilets, and some funny word called “gekore”, all I did was start humming the tune to the song “Jesus take the Wheel”
These two jokes shouldn’t be anywhere where comedy is being mentioned. I apologise for mentioning them here.
But is there anything worse than Dan Ndambuki conducting the interview with Julius Yego? Talk about epic fails. Julius Yego is probably one of the most inspirational men in the history of the world. Yet, Mr. Ndambuki had nothing to ask him. If this guy was on Julie Gichuru or even Anne Kiguta‘s show, there would have been fireworks. Highly disappointing and to be honest, if they can’t figure out how to do interviews, they should get rid of this part of the show.
The Unknown
There is much about this show that I don’t understand. Nothing beats this going to people’s schools and shouting “Churchill Show!” Ok, I get it. Some sponsor called Milo has too much money in their advertising department so why not send Sleepy and Smart Joker to Epren Academy and make the kids say silly things on national TV. What was the moral of asking those stupid questions to these innocent children?
Talking about Sleep, I can’t say he’s bad, but….He’s a bit confusing and yesterday was no different. His jokes are actually not bad, but there is something I can’t place my finger on…..Is it the delivery? I found myself laughing deep inside my head, but it just couldn’t come out of my mouth.
Otieno Aloka was on the stage. If you don’t know who the fellow is, then you haven’t been found in a Kenyan pub at 4am. And yet! He talked for 5 sentences in Jaluo and sang his epic song Kanungo Eteko for 27 seconds. Why? I don’t know.
Best Moment
The best moment on the show has to go to Teacher Wanjiku. Her diatribe on Nairobi traffic was funny but when she went on the rampage on Nyeri men and their animal welfare issues, there was no way I could stop laughing. The highlight was when she advised that the next animal in line was the tortoise.
The Bottom Line
This show won’t go down the annals of Kenyan TV as a ground breaker in ideas and comedy. I have to wonder though, if this was the best comedy show on Kenyan TV last night, exactly how bad are the other stations?
Hopefully, in the next shows, we can see comedians rather than tribal lunatics pretending to be funny. But please keep “the tisha”. Without her and Kreative Generations, this Churchill Show, Season 3 Episode 27 review would have been all bad.
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